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Hey everyone! Okay, so for those who have checked my absence reports message, they'll understand why I missed the Broadcast this week (apologies). Like a lot of people in the world, my life has been hit with the practical difficulties of measures against Covid-19. However! There is a silver-lining to this whole mess that I would like to stress to you all...
Situations like this... whatever they be - medical, military, political... have you ever noticed that they bring out the two extremes in people? Yes, there are those who are more cowardly, who are selfish and who will decimate a store of toilet roll for literally no reason but public hysteria. But then there are others - the ones who go the extra mile, who take a moment to make life easier for someone else.
Shout out to someone I know who works as a counsellor and therapy worker to the primary school I work in. Despite the fact that the school will be closed, he will be in school calling the vulnerable children in our care and checking in with them every few days. Unable to help in many ways he may be, given that he'll be talking to them from a distance, he'll at least be able to provide the catharsis of these kids having someone to talk to. Even if the entire experience is going to tax him and his emotions over said children and his limited abilities to help.
In response to this, our staff have already come up with a manner in which we'll be playing counsellor/cup of tea companion to him. Building support for the supporter.
And that is what I will be aiming to turn Aeipathy into over the next few weeks.
Already, we have a community of wonderful people who love to write and create together and that's fantastic! Now, with isolations in place and workplaces closing, it's more important than ever to create an environment that is productive, engaging and fun for all.
Over the next few weeks, you'll be seeing some more games channels appearing on the Discord server, you'll see more game threads on the site in our Fun and Games board. You'll see the return of our Discussions in the #green-room and a brand new writing challenge feature! We'll work together to practice our creative writing entirely separate from Aeipathy, with mini challenges and exercises every day or so! Not to mention a new Inspirations channel and other positive and brilliant updates to keep us smiling!
I'll be putting this same action and engagement into effect in our Aeixercise server! Encouraging those who are now stuck at home and would normally be a little more up and about to come do things like yoga with a gang on vid chat. I'll also set up my new rowing machine on VC if anyone wants to hear me struggling like a moron, just to put the same thing together (let alone use it!)
Our VCs on Discord will be becoming more numerous and I'll be engaged and involved in them as often as I am home, which likely means I'll be around to talk to whomever all day 5-6 days a week. If you're at home, on your own and need some human contact in the form of a voice, come chat with me! We'll make a cuppa and have a goss about our characters or anything else that you like!
Contributions
If anyone on our server is currently self-isolating or is kept home by work closures and would like to offer something to these efforts for making Aeipathy just that little more immersive and involved, then please send the staff team a PM. These tasks won't simply be dumped onto the staff team because whilst some of us have more time and a need for interaction, others are overtly busy due to this whole ordeal so these duties and jobs are only for those who have the time and want to partake in paying it forward. I'll be around this weekend to coordinate these efforts, so pop me a PM on the site before then, if you want to be involved!
Stay safe everyone and remember:
Grant me the serenity to change the things I cannot accept, accept the things I cannot change and to have the wisdom to know the difference. This might be an incredibly busy, stressful or difficult time for people. But your mood, your attitude and what you put out into the world because of it is your choice. Let's keep making Aeipathy great!
JD
Staff Team
JD
Staff Team
This post was created by our staff team.
Please contact us with your queries and questions.
Hey everyone! Okay, so for those who have checked my absence reports message, they'll understand why I missed the Broadcast this week (apologies). Like a lot of people in the world, my life has been hit with the practical difficulties of measures against Covid-19. However! There is a silver-lining to this whole mess that I would like to stress to you all...
Situations like this... whatever they be - medical, military, political... have you ever noticed that they bring out the two extremes in people? Yes, there are those who are more cowardly, who are selfish and who will decimate a store of toilet roll for literally no reason but public hysteria. But then there are others - the ones who go the extra mile, who take a moment to make life easier for someone else.
Shout out to someone I know who works as a counsellor and therapy worker to the primary school I work in. Despite the fact that the school will be closed, he will be in school calling the vulnerable children in our care and checking in with them every few days. Unable to help in many ways he may be, given that he'll be talking to them from a distance, he'll at least be able to provide the catharsis of these kids having someone to talk to. Even if the entire experience is going to tax him and his emotions over said children and his limited abilities to help.
In response to this, our staff have already come up with a manner in which we'll be playing counsellor/cup of tea companion to him. Building support for the supporter.
And that is what I will be aiming to turn Aeipathy into over the next few weeks.
Already, we have a community of wonderful people who love to write and create together and that's fantastic! Now, with isolations in place and workplaces closing, it's more important than ever to create an environment that is productive, engaging and fun for all.
Over the next few weeks, you'll be seeing some more games channels appearing on the Discord server, you'll see more game threads on the site in our Fun and Games board. You'll see the return of our Discussions in the #green-room and a brand new writing challenge feature! We'll work together to practice our creative writing entirely separate from Aeipathy, with mini challenges and exercises every day or so! Not to mention a new Inspirations channel and other positive and brilliant updates to keep us smiling!
I'll be putting this same action and engagement into effect in our Aeixercise server! Encouraging those who are now stuck at home and would normally be a little more up and about to come do things like yoga with a gang on vid chat. I'll also set up my new rowing machine on VC if anyone wants to hear me struggling like a moron, just to put the same thing together (let alone use it!)
Our VCs on Discord will be becoming more numerous and I'll be engaged and involved in them as often as I am home, which likely means I'll be around to talk to whomever all day 5-6 days a week. If you're at home, on your own and need some human contact in the form of a voice, come chat with me! We'll make a cuppa and have a goss about our characters or anything else that you like!
Contributions
If anyone on our server is currently self-isolating or is kept home by work closures and would like to offer something to these efforts for making Aeipathy just that little more immersive and involved, then please send the staff team a PM. These tasks won't simply be dumped onto the staff team because whilst some of us have more time and a need for interaction, others are overtly busy due to this whole ordeal so these duties and jobs are only for those who have the time and want to partake in paying it forward. I'll be around this weekend to coordinate these efforts, so pop me a PM on the site before then, if you want to be involved!
Stay safe everyone and remember:
Grant me the serenity to change the things I cannot accept, accept the things I cannot change and to have the wisdom to know the difference. This might be an incredibly busy, stressful or difficult time for people. But your mood, your attitude and what you put out into the world because of it is your choice. Let's keep making Aeipathy great!
Inclusion Not Isolation
Hey everyone! Okay, so for those who have checked my absence reports message, they'll understand why I missed the Broadcast this week (apologies). Like a lot of people in the world, my life has been hit with the practical difficulties of measures against Covid-19. However! There is a silver-lining to this whole mess that I would like to stress to you all...
Situations like this... whatever they be - medical, military, political... have you ever noticed that they bring out the two extremes in people? Yes, there are those who are more cowardly, who are selfish and who will decimate a store of toilet roll for literally no reason but public hysteria. But then there are others - the ones who go the extra mile, who take a moment to make life easier for someone else.
Shout out to someone I know who works as a counsellor and therapy worker to the primary school I work in. Despite the fact that the school will be closed, he will be in school calling the vulnerable children in our care and checking in with them every few days. Unable to help in many ways he may be, given that he'll be talking to them from a distance, he'll at least be able to provide the catharsis of these kids having someone to talk to. Even if the entire experience is going to tax him and his emotions over said children and his limited abilities to help.
In response to this, our staff have already come up with a manner in which we'll be playing counsellor/cup of tea companion to him. Building support for the supporter.
And that is what I will be aiming to turn Aeipathy into over the next few weeks.
Already, we have a community of wonderful people who love to write and create together and that's fantastic! Now, with isolations in place and workplaces closing, it's more important than ever to create an environment that is productive, engaging and fun for all.
Over the next few weeks, you'll be seeing some more games channels appearing on the Discord server, you'll see more game threads on the site in our Fun and Games board. You'll see the return of our Discussions in the #green-room and a brand new writing challenge feature! We'll work together to practice our creative writing entirely separate from Aeipathy, with mini challenges and exercises every day or so! Not to mention a new Inspirations channel and other positive and brilliant updates to keep us smiling!
I'll be putting this same action and engagement into effect in our Aeixercise server! Encouraging those who are now stuck at home and would normally be a little more up and about to come do things like yoga with a gang on vid chat. I'll also set up my new rowing machine on VC if anyone wants to hear me struggling like a moron, just to put the same thing together (let alone use it!)
Our VCs on Discord will be becoming more numerous and I'll be engaged and involved in them as often as I am home, which likely means I'll be around to talk to whomever all day 5-6 days a week. If you're at home, on your own and need some human contact in the form of a voice, come chat with me! We'll make a cuppa and have a goss about our characters or anything else that you like!
Contributions
If anyone on our server is currently self-isolating or is kept home by work closures and would like to offer something to these efforts for making Aeipathy just that little more immersive and involved, then please send the staff team a PM. These tasks won't simply be dumped onto the staff team because whilst some of us have more time and a need for interaction, others are overtly busy due to this whole ordeal so these duties and jobs are only for those who have the time and want to partake in paying it forward. I'll be around this weekend to coordinate these efforts, so pop me a PM on the site before then, if you want to be involved!
Stay safe everyone and remember:
Grant me the serenity to change the things I cannot accept, accept the things I cannot change and to have the wisdom to know the difference. This might be an incredibly busy, stressful or difficult time for people. But your mood, your attitude and what you put out into the world because of it is your choice. Let's keep making Aeipathy great!
Update
Ladies and gents, if you're looking about the place, you'll notice that we have a few new features on Aeipathy on our Discord and site and we're working hard to keep everyone involved and entertained during tricky times! Here's the basic break down of all the new features!
Please note that none of these challenges and games are compulsory and are purely for fun! Also, if any of them require you being outside for whatever reason and you do not feel safe doing so, please do not. You make the choices for your own health.
#Wellbeing-Challenge
Our wellbeing challenge on the server will be used to submit a mini task to the community once per day. It will be focused on anything we can do to help keep those who are self-isolating from going stark raving mad. They might be super easy, they might be super silly, they might be super childish. It's just going to be a little fun thing that people can partake in and claim a member point each day when they've achieved the assigned challenge that day!
Updated: Every day.
#Writing-Challenge
The writing challenge channel is for challenges more specifically to do with writing but outside of the world of Aeipathy. They might be challenges to write a short story or write a poem, or do something that stretches the writing muscles but isn't to do with Aeipathy itself.
Updated: Every four days.
#Muse-Board
We have a new game on the server! The Muse-board! Rules can be found on the channel but basically this game is a short and sweet encouragement to consider new and strange plots that might not have occurred to you before, and also spark the muse for characters with pretty aesthetics and interesting images - useful to all, we hope, in encouraging post writing!
Fun and Games
A new game will be launched in the Fun and Games board every week from now onwards! If you want to partake in something fun and new and bump up that OOC post count under your character's mini profile, this would be a great way to do it! Members can create new games at any time, of course, but you're now guaranteed to have a new game every week!
Secret Word
The first new game (for this week) is the reinstatement of the Secret Word! Rules can be found in the announcement posted on the server, but the general idea is to keep writing and work out the secret word based on when it's announced that someone has used it. It's a handy-dandy game that encourages people to go looking at other people's threads to try and work out where and how the words have been used!
Updated: Once a Week - Sundays.
#General-Voice
We have some voice channels on the server now! People are feeling isolated and unconnected so, in order to give people the chance at having a little human connection and hearing a real voice once in a while, we've created a general-voice chat on the server that people can nip in and out of whenever they want.
#Daily-Rambles
Whilst most are staying indoors during this time, fresh air and a little sunlight are hugely beneficial to the mood, mind and immune system. Whilst some people may be safer indoors because they live in a highly populated area, others may have the opportunity to go out and have a walk around their local town or countryside. Starting tomorrow, every day (if I can), I will be going on a little 15-30 minutes jaunt around my local area, with my phone and hands free. I'll be on the VC channel #daily-rambles as I do so. So, if you are feeling like you need a little air or want a purpose for which to leave your home just for a little, then come join me! Break out the hands-free, and come walk with me whilst on VC chatting about nothing like we would over a cup of tea. To those who are completely self-isolating and cannot leave their homes, pop onto the channel anyway and come talk with us next to an open window or sitting in your garden. The only rule is to not use your phone otherwise and not be on your computer or watching TV or doing anything besides being on the chat. It's a means of going back to basic human communication and giving us all a break from it all in the fresh air...
Discussions
Our #green-room discussions will be coming back into action! Monday, Wednesday and Friday will see a new chat - one on Aeipathy itself, one on writing in general and one about the world at large. Come partake and get involved! Don't just post your own opinion and leave it dangling - come debate, chatter and argue in a good-natured debate!
Updated: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays.
And, of course... Posting!
As always on Aeipathy we are super encouraging of being involved and getting chatting... but we're also here to write! Get stuck in on your roleplaying! new Events, updates and curveballs will be coming out this Tuesday with the broadcast as normal and we'll be having a whole lot of fun as two wars kick off- one in Athenia and the other on the coasts of Egypt. Suit up, everyone!
JD
Staff Team
JD
Staff Team
This post was created by our staff team.
Please contact us with your queries and questions.
Ladies and gents, if you're looking about the place, you'll notice that we have a few new features on Aeipathy on our Discord and site and we're working hard to keep everyone involved and entertained during tricky times! Here's the basic break down of all the new features!
Please note that none of these challenges and games are compulsory and are purely for fun! Also, if any of them require you being outside for whatever reason and you do not feel safe doing so, please do not. You make the choices for your own health.
#Wellbeing-Challenge
Our wellbeing challenge on the server will be used to submit a mini task to the community once per day. It will be focused on anything we can do to help keep those who are self-isolating from going stark raving mad. They might be super easy, they might be super silly, they might be super childish. It's just going to be a little fun thing that people can partake in and claim a member point each day when they've achieved the assigned challenge that day!
Updated: Every day.
#Writing-Challenge
The writing challenge channel is for challenges more specifically to do with writing but outside of the world of Aeipathy. They might be challenges to write a short story or write a poem, or do something that stretches the writing muscles but isn't to do with Aeipathy itself.
Updated: Every four days.
#Muse-Board
We have a new game on the server! The Muse-board! Rules can be found on the channel but basically this game is a short and sweet encouragement to consider new and strange plots that might not have occurred to you before, and also spark the muse for characters with pretty aesthetics and interesting images - useful to all, we hope, in encouraging post writing!
Fun and Games
A new game will be launched in the Fun and Games board every week from now onwards! If you want to partake in something fun and new and bump up that OOC post count under your character's mini profile, this would be a great way to do it! Members can create new games at any time, of course, but you're now guaranteed to have a new game every week!
Secret Word
The first new game (for this week) is the reinstatement of the Secret Word! Rules can be found in the announcement posted on the server, but the general idea is to keep writing and work out the secret word based on when it's announced that someone has used it. It's a handy-dandy game that encourages people to go looking at other people's threads to try and work out where and how the words have been used!
Updated: Once a Week - Sundays.
#General-Voice
We have some voice channels on the server now! People are feeling isolated and unconnected so, in order to give people the chance at having a little human connection and hearing a real voice once in a while, we've created a general-voice chat on the server that people can nip in and out of whenever they want.
#Daily-Rambles
Whilst most are staying indoors during this time, fresh air and a little sunlight are hugely beneficial to the mood, mind and immune system. Whilst some people may be safer indoors because they live in a highly populated area, others may have the opportunity to go out and have a walk around their local town or countryside. Starting tomorrow, every day (if I can), I will be going on a little 15-30 minutes jaunt around my local area, with my phone and hands free. I'll be on the VC channel #daily-rambles as I do so. So, if you are feeling like you need a little air or want a purpose for which to leave your home just for a little, then come join me! Break out the hands-free, and come walk with me whilst on VC chatting about nothing like we would over a cup of tea. To those who are completely self-isolating and cannot leave their homes, pop onto the channel anyway and come talk with us next to an open window or sitting in your garden. The only rule is to not use your phone otherwise and not be on your computer or watching TV or doing anything besides being on the chat. It's a means of going back to basic human communication and giving us all a break from it all in the fresh air...
Discussions
Our #green-room discussions will be coming back into action! Monday, Wednesday and Friday will see a new chat - one on Aeipathy itself, one on writing in general and one about the world at large. Come partake and get involved! Don't just post your own opinion and leave it dangling - come debate, chatter and argue in a good-natured debate!
Updated: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays.
And, of course... Posting!
As always on Aeipathy we are super encouraging of being involved and getting chatting... but we're also here to write! Get stuck in on your roleplaying! new Events, updates and curveballs will be coming out this Tuesday with the broadcast as normal and we'll be having a whole lot of fun as two wars kick off- one in Athenia and the other on the coasts of Egypt. Suit up, everyone!
Update
Ladies and gents, if you're looking about the place, you'll notice that we have a few new features on Aeipathy on our Discord and site and we're working hard to keep everyone involved and entertained during tricky times! Here's the basic break down of all the new features!
Please note that none of these challenges and games are compulsory and are purely for fun! Also, if any of them require you being outside for whatever reason and you do not feel safe doing so, please do not. You make the choices for your own health.
#Wellbeing-Challenge
Our wellbeing challenge on the server will be used to submit a mini task to the community once per day. It will be focused on anything we can do to help keep those who are self-isolating from going stark raving mad. They might be super easy, they might be super silly, they might be super childish. It's just going to be a little fun thing that people can partake in and claim a member point each day when they've achieved the assigned challenge that day!
Updated: Every day.
#Writing-Challenge
The writing challenge channel is for challenges more specifically to do with writing but outside of the world of Aeipathy. They might be challenges to write a short story or write a poem, or do something that stretches the writing muscles but isn't to do with Aeipathy itself.
Updated: Every four days.
#Muse-Board
We have a new game on the server! The Muse-board! Rules can be found on the channel but basically this game is a short and sweet encouragement to consider new and strange plots that might not have occurred to you before, and also spark the muse for characters with pretty aesthetics and interesting images - useful to all, we hope, in encouraging post writing!
Fun and Games
A new game will be launched in the Fun and Games board every week from now onwards! If you want to partake in something fun and new and bump up that OOC post count under your character's mini profile, this would be a great way to do it! Members can create new games at any time, of course, but you're now guaranteed to have a new game every week!
Secret Word
The first new game (for this week) is the reinstatement of the Secret Word! Rules can be found in the announcement posted on the server, but the general idea is to keep writing and work out the secret word based on when it's announced that someone has used it. It's a handy-dandy game that encourages people to go looking at other people's threads to try and work out where and how the words have been used!
Updated: Once a Week - Sundays.
#General-Voice
We have some voice channels on the server now! People are feeling isolated and unconnected so, in order to give people the chance at having a little human connection and hearing a real voice once in a while, we've created a general-voice chat on the server that people can nip in and out of whenever they want.
#Daily-Rambles
Whilst most are staying indoors during this time, fresh air and a little sunlight are hugely beneficial to the mood, mind and immune system. Whilst some people may be safer indoors because they live in a highly populated area, others may have the opportunity to go out and have a walk around their local town or countryside. Starting tomorrow, every day (if I can), I will be going on a little 15-30 minutes jaunt around my local area, with my phone and hands free. I'll be on the VC channel #daily-rambles as I do so. So, if you are feeling like you need a little air or want a purpose for which to leave your home just for a little, then come join me! Break out the hands-free, and come walk with me whilst on VC chatting about nothing like we would over a cup of tea. To those who are completely self-isolating and cannot leave their homes, pop onto the channel anyway and come talk with us next to an open window or sitting in your garden. The only rule is to not use your phone otherwise and not be on your computer or watching TV or doing anything besides being on the chat. It's a means of going back to basic human communication and giving us all a break from it all in the fresh air...
Discussions
Our #green-room discussions will be coming back into action! Monday, Wednesday and Friday will see a new chat - one on Aeipathy itself, one on writing in general and one about the world at large. Come partake and get involved! Don't just post your own opinion and leave it dangling - come debate, chatter and argue in a good-natured debate!
Updated: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays.
And, of course... Posting!
As always on Aeipathy we are super encouraging of being involved and getting chatting... but we're also here to write! Get stuck in on your roleplaying! new Events, updates and curveballs will be coming out this Tuesday with the broadcast as normal and we'll be having a whole lot of fun as two wars kick off- one in Athenia and the other on the coasts of Egypt. Suit up, everyone!